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This was stated by Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Igor Morgulov.
“A package of proposals covering a wide range relevant for the economic development of the South Kuril Islands areas and is aimed at joint implementation of large-scale and economically important projects. And, of course, we believe that these projects can be implemented only on the conditions of the Russian legislation”, — he said.
Morgulov added that during the December summit in Japan has been confirmed “there is no alternative to the expansion of Russian-Japanese practical cooperation to promote bilateral relations and their transition to a qualitatively new level of trust and cooperation”.
Earlier it was reported that on the meeting of Deputy foreign Ministers of Russia and Japan, Igor Morgulov and Takeo Akiba, which will be held on March 18, the Japanese side has offered Russia a joint study of the South Kuril Islands to elaborate the plan for joint economic activities in the region.